CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN (BNG)

Mandatory BNG - The Policy (CIEEM) 2024
The Bigger Picture: Restoring Biodiversity Net Gain at Scale (LI) 2024
Biodiversity Net Gain for Watercourses (CIEEM) 2024
The Statutory Biodiversity Metric for Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain in England (CIEEM) 2024
Intermediate Level Metric (LI) 2025
Guide to the Biodiversity Gain Site Register Site Registrations and Unit Allocations (PAS) 2025
BNG: Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (LI) 2024
Biodiversity Net Gain - 12 months in (CIEEM) 2025
Mandatory BNG 1 year on (Natural England) 2025
Biodiversity Net Gain Questions and Answers Session (LI) 2025
Biodiversity Net Gain: The ins and outs of Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (CIEEM) 2025

DESIGN

Human Conscious Design Principles (Tarkett)
Designing Nature-Positive Landscapes (IFLA)
Sustainable Inclusion in Public Areas (IFLA)

ENVIRONMENT

Reducing Landscape Carbon (LI)
The State of Natural Capital in England (Natural England) 2024

TECHNICAL

Changing Urban Tree Planting Perceptions and Methods (LIK)
UK Plant Species Selection and Specifications (LI)

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK (NPPF)

Through self-directed study of the NPPF, I have developed a clear understanding of the framework’s role in setting the strategic context for UK planning and its core objective of achieving sustainable development. This includes how national policy informs plan-making and decision-taking, and how sustainability objectives are embedded across economic, social and environmental considerations. This study has strengthened my understanding of the basis on which planning decisions are made, including expectations for submissions relating to open space, Green Belt, health and wellbeing, sustainable transport, climate change mitigation and adaptation, well-designed places, environmental protection and conservation. I have also developed an understanding of the policy approaches to historic environments and heritage landscapes, and how these considerations should be balanced within development proposals.